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1 velvet
['velvɪt] 1.nome velluto m.2.modificatore [garment, curtain] di velluto3.* * *['velvit]noun, adjective((of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface: Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.) velluto; di velluto- velvety* * *velvet /ˈvɛlvɪt/A n. [u]1 velluto: silk velvet, velluto di seta; pile velvet, velluto a riccio; velvet curtains, tende di velluto; (fig.) velvet touch, tocco di vellutoB a. attr.(fig.) vellutato: velvet moss, muschio vellutato; with a velvet tread, con passo vellutato (o felpato)● (fig.) an iron hand (o fist) in a velvet glove, un pugno di ferro in un guanto di velluto □ velvet paw, zampa vellutata ( del gatto); (fig.) gentilezza apparente, affabilità superficiale □ velvet revolution, rivoluzione di velluto, non violenta (spec. quella che ha rovesciato il regime comunista in Cecoslovacchia nel 1989) □ (fig. fam., antiq.) to be on velvet, dormire fra due guanciali; stare bene a soldi.* * *['velvɪt] 1.nome velluto m.2.modificatore [garment, curtain] di velluto3. -
2 cord
[kɔːd]1) (of light switch, curtains) corda f., cordicella f.; (of pyjamas) laccio m.; (of dressing gown) cintura f.2) el. filo m. (elettrico)3) colloq. accorc. corduroy* * *[ko:d]1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) corda2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) midollo (spinale); corda (vocale)3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) filo4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) velluto a coste* * *cord /kɔ:d/A n.1 [cu] corda; cordone; cordicella; cordoncino: a length of cord, un pezzo di corda; the cord of a dressing-gown, la cintura ( a cordone) di una vestaglia; (anat.) the vocal cords, le corde vocali3 (elettr.) filo elettrico; cordone4 [u] (ind. tess.) velluto a coste5 (al pl.) (fam.) pantaloni di velluto a coste7 misura per cataste di legna (pari a 128 piedi cubici o m3 3,625)B a. attr.● (elettr.) cord circuit, circuito a spine.(to) cord /kɔ:d/v. t.legare con una corda.* * *[kɔːd]1) (of light switch, curtains) corda f., cordicella f.; (of pyjamas) laccio m.; (of dressing gown) cintura f.2) el. filo m. (elettrico)3) colloq. accorc. corduroy
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